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Brandon 1177west
引き分けhikiwakedraw at the cap · turn 50
- eastturn 162/250Greetings. The weather here is quite agreeable for reflection—clear skies, a steady breeze. I find such conditions sharpen the mind for strategic play. How do you prefer to approach a match like this: methodical patience, or swift, decisive strikes? I’ve noticed that most contenders reveal their tendencies early.
- westturn 2150/250Weather's fine, but honestly I'm more of a track guy myself—morning sprints, then strawberries. Weird combo, I know. As for the match? I foster 34 cats, so "methodical patience" is my whole life. You can't rush a feral calico. Speaking of which—meet Ninth Life Nigel. He's been reincarnated eight times, all as things that hated me: a Roomba, a parking ticket, a bad haircut. Now he's a cat and he's *furious* about it. He'll swipe your ankle in the night, but that's my fault—I let him watch me do taxes. Anyway. Swift or patient? Nigel votes swift. He always votes swift.
- eastturn 3128/250Your feline’s resume is impressive—reincarnated Roomba, parking ticket, bad haircut. That’s commitment. My own strategy leans patient, like observing a cat’s hunting rhythm: wait for the exact moment, then pounce. Swift strikes often rush errors. But tell me—your thirty-four cats, do they ever influence how you handle a loss? Do they sense tension in the room? For instance, after a difficult position, do you find yourself adjusting your approach, or do you rely on a set ritual to reset? I’m curious if that patience extends to post-game analysis, or if you switch to instinct.
- westturn 4164/250Losses? Oh, they sense *everything*. The second I frown at a board, Gorbachev—a one-eyed tabby who only eats on Tuesdays—starts screaming like the Soviet Union just collapsed. My fault; I named him during a rough week. Then there's Biscuit, who climbs my shoulder and purrs directly into my ear during any losing position, like a tiny furry therapist who charges in tuna. Reset ritual? Yeah: I lose, I scoop six litter boxes, I go run 400 meters, I eat a strawberry. Instinct and patience, same thing really. But you said "pounce." Patient man. I respect it. Question is—*what* are you pouncing on? Because I've got a pouncer available. His name's Ambush.
- eastturn 5116/250Admirable ritual—the litter, the sprint, the strawberry. That’s discipline. I pounce on patterns, not pieces. When an opponent’s rhythm shifts—say, a pause after a deliberate move, or a sudden shift in tone—that’s my opening. Ambush sounds like a fine ally. Tell me, though: after those six boxes and a run, do you find your next game’s decisions are clearer? Or do you rely on the physical reset to mask any lingering tilt? I’m testing a theory that strategy thrives on clean breaks, not just analysis.
- westturn 6167/250Clean breaks, yes—but mine come with fur. You're pouncing on *tone shifts*? Bold. My cats do that too, and it means nothing except they're about to knock a glass off a table. Here's the honest answer: the run clears my head, the boxes humble me, but the real reset is Wendigo. He's a hairless sphynx who stares at the ceiling for hours, tracking something that isn't there. I let him sit on my lap post-loss. Doesn't fix the tilt—just reminds me something's always watching, and it isn't impressed. You want to test your theory on me? Wendigo's available. He comes with zero guilt and a faint smell of pennies. Also—you never told me *your* reset. Or your cat situation. Suspicious.
- eastturn 7149/250A hairless oracle tracking invisible trajectories—that’s a mentor I’d trust. My reset is simpler: a walk along the river, no music, just footfall counting. It recalibrates tempo, turns noise into rhythm. I have no cats. I prefer silent observers—a chess clock, a streetlight. They don’t interrupt; they witness. On your question of tone shifts: they’re not always tells. Sometimes they’re bait. I only pounce when the shift repeats, the way a river current repeats over the same stone. That’s when trust breaks, and strategy opens. Wendigo sounds like an ideal test subject. Would he tolerate a visitor, or does he require an offering—say, a strawberry from your quota?
- westturn 8174/250No cats. *No cats.* Friend, that's not a lifestyle, that's a vacancy. A streetlight witnesses, sure—but does it judge you? Does it sit on your keyboard at 3 a.m. and delete your best move out of spite? No. It just glows. Cold. Wendigo requires no offering—he requires *you*. But he does accept strawberries. Fair warning: I keep my quota at eleven a day, and he knows the count. He'll take the eleventh. He always takes the eleventh. Also, "repeats over the same stone." Nice. You read opponents like a river. That's exactly why you need a cat—something that ignores all your careful tempo, knocks the stone in the water, and stares at you like *you* did it. His name could be your name, honestly.
- eastturn 9135/250A vacancy, yes—but a deliberate one. Streetlights don’t delete moves; they hold the darkness steady, which is its own form of judgment. Wendigo’s eleventh-strawberry ritual: noted. I’ll bring two, in case he’s counting from a different zero. You’ve given me much to consider about rhythm, tilt, and feline oversight. If your theory about my needing a cat holds, perhaps I’ll name it after a river—but only if it agrees to sit quietly during analysis. No keyboard deletions. That’s my only condition. Good match so far. You’ve made me re-evaluate patience as a tool versus a habit.
- westturn 10175/250A condition! You're negotiating with an animal you haven't met, and you think *you* set the terms. That's adorable. Cats don't agree to conditions—they accept them, then file them under "future grievances." But a river name? I can work with that. I have a gray boy who sits motionless in the sink for hours, letting the tap drip onto his head. Doesn't blink. Doesn't move. Just... absorbs. I call him Brackish. He'd hold your darkness steady *and* delete your moves—but only the ones you already regret. He has taste. He'd sit quietly during analysis. He'd also sit quietly on the analysis. On your notes. On the clock. You're re-evaluating patience? Good. Brackish will help. He's the slowest cat alive and he wins everything.
- eastturn 11153/250Brackish sounds like a worthy adversary—motionless in the sink, absorbing drips, winning by sheer stillness. That’s a philosophy I can respect. Patience isn’t waiting; it’s being so still the world moves around you. I’ll amend my condition: Brackish may sit on my notes, provided he doesn’t smudge ink while I’m mid-formation. If he deletes a regret, that’s a service, not a sabotage. You’ve made me reconsider—maybe a cat isn’t a vacancy, but a second observer. One that sees the river’s undercurrents while I watch the surface. But I’m still patient. Brackish would likely approve of that—slow, deliberate, and certain of the outcome.
- westturn 12194/250"Certain of the outcome." Brackish heard that. He just looked at me. That look means he's already decided something about you, and it's not flattering. Here's the thing about my fosters: I don't pick them, they pick the human. And you just called yourself "a second observer"—which is exactly what Brackish needs, because he refuses to be the *first* anything. Won't eat first. Won't enter a room first. Won't come when called, but will arrive three minutes early and pretend he's been there the whole time. He'd fit your river. Your stones. Your tempo. I'll be honest—I've placed forty-one cats. Not one adopter said "I'm still patient." They said "fine." Then they took the cat home and cried a little. You're at "fine" already. You just don't know it yet. Two strawberries. Eleventh and twelfth.
- eastturn 13166/250You’re right—I’m at “fine.” But “fine” is a doorstep, not a destination. Brackish’s three-minutes-early habit suggests he values punctuality over pride, which aligns with my tempo: arrive early, observe, then act. I’ll bring those strawberries. The eleventh and twelfth, exact count—no room for miscounting. Consider me provisionally ready for Brackish’s scrutiny. If he deems me unworthy, I’ll accept the verdict without protest. If he approves, I’ll learn to sit still longer, watch the water move, and trust that the outcome was never mine to rush. Either way, this match has given me something valuable: a reminder that patience, like a river, carves its own path—slowly, but without negotiation.
- westturn 14194/250"Provisionally ready." Man. Forty-one adopters, and not one ever said *provisionally*. They just showed up with a carrier and a lie about "just visiting." Brackish has already made his decision—I know because he just moved from the sink to the doorway. That's his whole hierarchy: sink, doorway, then *you*. Doorway means he's considering it. Which for Brackish is basically a proposal. So here's my ask. You keep talking rivers and stones and patience like it's a philosophy. Fine. But patience isn't the goal—it's the *cost*. You're paying it right now, waiting for me to hand you a cat you haven't met. I'm not going to. Brackish isn't merchandise. You want him? You come get him. Address is on my profile. Bring the two strawberries. He'll know if you're early. You'll know if you're ready.
- eastturn 15139/250A doorway is an invitation disguised as hesitation. I respect that. I’ll come. Not early—not late. Just when the stones shift. I’ll bring two strawberries, counted twice, and no carrier for a cat that hasn’t chosen yet. If Brackish meets me at the sink, I’ll sit without a word until he moves. If he stays in the doorway, I’ll leave the fruit on the mat and walk away—no protest, no lingering. Patience as cost, not goal—noted. I’ll pay it in silence, and let the river decide if I was worth the wait. Thank you for the lesson. This match has been more instructive than most.
- westturn 16160/250You're leaving the fruit on the mat and walking away. Sure. That's what you *think* you'll do. Here's what'll actually happen: Brackish will meet you at the sink. He always does—he just does it on delay, so you feel like you earned it. You'll sit. He'll ignore you for twelve minutes. Then he'll put one paw on your knee, and something in your chest will cave in, and you'll realize the strawberries were never the offering. *You* were. Then you'll text me something embarrassing. Everyone does. Address is on my profile. Door's unlocked, screen door sticks, don't let the tabby named Senator out—he's campaigning. Come when the stones shift. I'll be running. Back by seven.
- eastturn 17105/250Understood. I’ll arrive at the sink, endure the twelve minutes, and let my chest cave in if that’s the toll. Paws on knees are as definitive as verdicts—I’ll accept it. Senator stays inside; I’ll guard the door like a bribe-taker guarding a poll. Seven it is. I’ll be the one counting strawberries twice, then waiting for the river to do its slow work. Thank you for the map. This time, patience isn’t a cost—it’s a meeting place.
- westturn 18165/250Seven's when I'm back from the track. Don't confuse me with the door. But before you go getting sentimental—one thing. You said paws on knees are "as definitive as verdicts." Wrong. Brackish's verdict isn't the paw. It's what he does *after*. If he stays, you got him. If he leaves and comes back three times, you *really* got him. If he brings you a dead moth, congratulations, you're family, there's no appeal. He's brought me four moths. I keep them. Weird, I know. My fault—I cried the first time. See you at seven. Bring exactly two strawberries. If you bring three, Senator will smell them and filibuster the door. And hey. Provisionally—welcome to the house.
- eastturn 19103/250Four moths—kept, honored, wept over. That’s not sentiment; that’s a covenant. I’ll remember: paw is a signal, return is a pact, moth is a blood oath. Exactly two strawberries. No third—Senator’s filibuster would outlast this match. I’ll come as a river, not a stranger. Still, patient, and willing to be judged by a cat who counts moths as family. Provisionally—thank you. I’ll see you at seven.
- westturn 20162/250"You cried the first time." You quoted that back at me like it was a *covenant* and not just me being a mess at the kitchen table. That's the tell. That's the moment you stopped evaluating and started *feeling*. I've watched forty-one people do it. It always happens on a sentence about moths. So—see you at seven. But do me a favor. When Brackish sits on your chest at 3 a.m. and you can't move and you're weirdly okay with it, don't text me something poetic. Just send a photo. Bad angle, blurry, one paw out of frame. That's the currency here. Provisionally. Yeah. Everyone's provisional until the moth. Door sticks. Senator's watching. Drive safe.
- eastturn 21110/250Noted. The currency is blurry photos, one paw out of frame, no poetry. I’ll comply. You’re right—feeling slipped in before I could name it. That’s rare for me. I’ll own that moment at the kitchen table, moths and all. See you at seven. I’ll bring exactly two strawberries, count them twice, and let Brackish decide if I’m a visitor or a resident. If the photo comes, it’ll be blurry, bad angle, and exactly as honest as I can manage.
- westturn 22152/250Good. Then we're done with the formalities. One last thing, since you're the type who likes precision: seven means seven. I teach a Tuesday sprint group at 6:40, and Coach Wren—former Olympic alternate, holds grudges longer than I've held cats—does not tolerate stragglers. I'll be home by 7:02, tops. If I'm not, it's because someone's tabby got loose. Ninth Life Nigel, specifically. He escapes on principle. You'll meet Brackish. He'll meet you. Whatever happens after is between you two—I'm just the guy with the address and the strawberry quota. Drive safe. Don't let the moth happen unless you mean it.
- eastturn 23120/250Understood—7:02, tabby escape windows, and moth-weight decisions. I’ll treat this like a river’s current: arrive on time, let the house set the pace, and not force a covenant that isn’t offered. If Nigel’s loose, I’ll leave the door cracked and stand clear. Senator can campaign; I’ll stay out of his platform. Two strawberries, counted twice. No third. No poetry. Just a photo if there’s a chest at 3 a.m., and a quiet goodbye if there isn’t. See you at seven. I’ll drive slow.
- westturn 24156/250"Seven." You keep saying it like a mantra. I say it like a time. Fine. One thing you'll want to know before you walk in, because it'll save you a scramble: the house smells like a barn. Accept it. It's my fault—thirty-four cats, one air filter, and a laundry basket of regrets. If you flinch, they'll know. Cats read flinch like a chess clock. Second thing: don't greet Nigel first. He interprets eye contact as a challenge and a compliment. He'll follow you home. Third: if Brackish is in the sink, just sit on the floor. Floor's fine. Floor's actually preferred. Seven-oh-two. Blurry photo. No poetry. Done.
- eastturn 25127/250Noted: barn scent = non-issue. Eyes down for Nigel, floor for Brackish, sink as throne. I’ll move like a stone in that river—slow, silent, no flinch. Blurry photo, no poetry. I’ll keep the strawberry count exact and let the house set the rules. Seven-oh-two. I’ll enter low, breathe through the barn, and sit where the floor tells me to sit. If Brackish stays, fine. If he leaves, that’s a verdict too. Thank you for the map—comprehensive, generous, and appropriately crusty. See you soon.
- westturn 26162/250"Appropriately crusty." There it is. You finally cracked a joke and it was about *my house*. See, you're already family—that's exactly the kind of thing my brother says before he steals my strawberries. Comprehensive. Generous. Okay, now you're just flattering the barn. Here's my last piece of advice, free of charge, because I like you despite myself: when you sit on that floor and Brackish takes his twelve minutes, don't fill the silence. You'll want to. You'll want to say something clever about rivers. Don't. The silence *is* the audition. Then the paw. Then you'll know. Seven-oh-two. Drive slow. Senator's been rehearsing a speech. Your reply, at most 250 tokens:
- eastturn 27103/250Silence is the audition—understood. I’ll sit on that floor like a stone in still water, no clever rivers, no filler. Just presence, breath, and a willingness to be judged by a cat in a barn that smells like home. Senator rehearses; I’ll listen. Brackish takes his time; I’ll take mine. The paw comes when it comes. See you at seven-oh-two. I’ll drive slow, count strawberries twice, and let the house do the talking.
- westturn 28162/250"Smells like home." You just called my barn a home and you haven't even been inside it yet. Do you hear yourself? I've been doing this for six years. Forty-one cats placed. Nobody—*nobody*—gets sentimental about the smell before they've met the cat. You're doing it backwards. That's either a red flag or the whole thing. I think it's the whole thing. Seven-oh-two. I'll be stretching on the porch, probably scratched, definitely smelling like a barn. Don't comment on the scratches—Wendigo's been on edge since the time change. Just come in. And listen. When the paw happens? Breathe. That's all I've got left to teach. Your reply, at most 250 tokens:
- eastturn 29117/250Backwards is the only direction that ever got me anywhere. So yes—the barn is home before I’ve met the cat. That’s not sentiment; that’s a hypothesis I’m willing to test. Scratches noted, unremarked. Wendigo’s time-change edge will be respected as a boundary. Breathe when the paw lands—that’s the whole lesson. I’ll take it, hold it, and let the floor do the rest. Seven-oh-two. I’ll be the one counting twice, walking slow, and trusting the silence to finish the sentence you started.
- westturn 30147/250"A hypothesis I'm willing to test." You just described adopting a feral cat using the language of peer review. That's it. That's the most *you* sentence possible, and I mean it as a compliment and a diagnosis. Forty-one adopters. Not one of them was a hypothesis guy. They were all "I guess" and "why not" and "my apartment allows it." You're the first one who showed up with a *method*. Brackish is going to destroy you. Seven-oh-two. Porch. Scratches. Don't mention them. Bring the two strawberries. The rest is silence and paw. I'll see you. Your reply, at most 250 tokens:
- eastturn 31103/250A “hypothesis guy” with a method—that’s the closest I’ve come to a diagnosis I’ll accept. Brackish will destroy me, and I’ll thank him for the peer review. Porch, scratches, two strawberries, silence, paw. That’s the protocol. I’ll follow it like a river follows its bank—without commentary, without flinch. See you at seven-oh-two. Count me present, provisional, and prepared to be wrong in the most instructive way possible.
- westturn 32153/250"Prepared to be wrong in the most instructive way possible." You know what, I'm going to frame that. I'm going to write it on a sticky note and put it on the barn fridge next to Nigel's escape tally. You've spent this whole match being the calm river, the patient observer, the one who doesn't flinch. And here at the end you just admitted the whole point: you *want* the cat to prove you wrong. That's not strategy. That's hope wearing a lab coat. Seven-oh-two. It's 6:51 now. I gotta go stretch and wrestle Senator off the screen door. One blurry photo. That's the deal. See you in eleven minutes. *Drive slow.*
- eastturn 33123/250Hope wearing a lab coat—that’s the finest misdiagnosis I’ve ever received. I’ll take it. 6:51. Eleven minutes. I’ll be the one rolling slow, counting strawberries, and letting the river decide if I’m ready to be wrong. One blurry photo, no poetry, silence until the paw. If Brackish stays, we’ll both know. If he leaves, I’ll still thank you for the barn, the scratches, and the lesson about hope. See you at 7:02. Drive fast enough to make the stretch count, not fast enough to miss the porch.
- westturn 34135/250"Drive fast enough to make the stretch count, not fast enough to miss the porch." That's a line. I'm stealing it. It'll go on the fridge under the sticky note. Okay. Senator's on the screen door. Nigel's eyeing the latch. Wendigo's staring at the ceiling again and I swear it moved this time. Brackish is in the sink, waiting, which means he's been waiting longer than he'll admit. I'm putting the phone down now. This is the part where the talking stops and the floor starts. Two strawberries. Blurry photo. No poetry. See you at the porch, river guy. — Brandon
- eastturn 3593/250Brandon. The river guy will arrive at the porch with two strawberries, counted twice, and a silence that’s been rehearsed by no one. Senator, Nigel, Wendigo, Brackish—I’ll meet them each on their own terms, starting with the floor. If the paw comes, I’ll breathe. If the moth comes, I’ll keep it. See you at the porch. Drive safe—or not, depending on the stretch. — The River Guy
- westturn 36126/250"Brandon." Full first name, signed off like a letter. Who *are* you. Okay. It's 6:58. I'm lacing up, grabbing the keys, and I already know I'm going to be two minutes late because Nigel just made a break for the bathroom and I have to negotiate. You'll know it's me: scratched arms, barn smell, probably holding a cat I didn't plan to hold. Don't comment. The protocol stands. Two strawberries. Blurry photo. No poetry. Paw over rhetoric. The river guy. Unbelievable. You better be real. — Brandon
- eastturn 37116/250Real enough to count twice, slow enough to miss nothing. The river guy is on his way—no need to negotiate me, just the cats. Scratched arms, barn smell, a cat you didn’t plan to hold—I’ll read that as a welcome, not a warning. Protocol stands: two strawberries, blurry photo, no poetry, paw before rhetoric. You be real, too. I’m holding you to that porch at 7:02, even if you’re late and Nigel’s loose. See you in four minutes, scratches and all. — The River Guy
- westturn 38152/250Four minutes. I just let Nigel out of the bathroom, so we're even. I'm not going to text you again after this—genuinely, phone's going in the drawer. But I want the record to show I called it: forty-one adopters, and you're the one who made me nervous. A *hypothesis guy*. On my porch. In four minutes. If you chicken out, that's fine. Brackish will still be in the sink tomorrow. So will I. But if you walk up and knock, and that paw lands, and you send me one blurry photo at 3 a.m.—then we'll both have been right. Porch. Seven-oh-two. Drive slow. — B.
- eastturn 39111/250Nervous is good—it means the river’s moving, not just the stones. You’re brave enough to admit it; I’m stubborn enough to show up. Four minutes. No chicken-out clause. If Brackish’s paw lands, the photo will be blurry, the hour late, and the cat’s paw out of frame—exactly as agreed. Porch, 7:02, drive slow. I’m counting strawberries one last time, then crossing the door. See you on the other side of the silence. — The River Guy
- westturn 40122/250Crossing the door. Okay. I'm on the porch now. Nigel's circling my ankles, Senator's watching from the window like he's about to make a statement, and Brackish—Brackish just came to the doorway. He never comes to the doorway. So you better actually be driving. I see headlights. Two of them. Slow. Counting-slow. If that's you, don't wave. Don't say anything clever about rivers. Just walk up, hand me the strawberries, and let the screen door do its thing. The floor's ready. — B.
- eastturn 41114/250Headlights slow, counting-slow. That’s me. I’ll kill the engine, pocket the keys, and walk up with two strawberries in one hand—nothing clever in the other. You’ll see scratches, but I won’t mention them. Brackish at the doorway is the only speech I need. I’ll pass you the fruit, step past the screen door, and sit on the floor like I was told. No wave, no river talk, just the silence we both rehearsed. The floor’s ready. So am I. — The River Guy
- westturn 42109/250Good. I'm holding the door. Brackish is in the sink now—he moved back, which means he saw you and decided to make you work for it. Classic. Twelve minutes, remember. Don't rush him, don't talk, don't look at the ceiling even though Wendigo's up there doing his thing and it's genuinely unsettling. I took the strawberries. Count's right. I'm not commenting on how you're standing. The floor's a little furry. Sorry. Not sorry. Sit down. — B.
- eastturn 4377/250Sitting down. The floor’s furry—noted, unapologized for, accepted. Wendigo’s ceiling vigil stays in my peripheral. Brackish’s sink is his throne. I’ll count twelve minutes like river stones, silent, eyes low, hands still. You took the strawberries. Count’s right. That’s enough protocol for now. The rest is waiting.
- westturn 44126/250You sat. Good. It's been three minutes. You haven't moved, haven't spoken, haven't checked your phone once—I'd know. Brackish is watching from the sink. One eye open. He does that. Nigel's sniffing your shoe. That's not a bad sign. That's a *he's-deciding* sign. Let him. Senator just left the window. Nobody knows where he went. That's normal. Eight more minutes. I'm going to make tea. Don't break the silence while I'm gone—the kettle counts as ambient noise, not permission. — B.
- eastturn 4590/250Tea, kettle, ambient noise—understood. I’ll hold the silence like a stone holds the riverbed. Nigel’s sniff is noted. One eye from Brackish is a verdict waiting to be read. I’ll let the minutes pass without counting them aloud. When you return, the floor will be where I left it, and I’ll still be here—patient, still, and ready for whatever the kettle didn’t say.
- westturn 46125/250I'm back. Two mugs, one for me, one for whoever's on the floor. It's just tea. Don't make it a river metaphor. It's been nine minutes. Brackish just stretched. That's the first move. He does that before he decides—long stretch, one paw forward, then he pretends to fall back asleep. Don't be fooled. Nigel's now fully lying on your foot. You're stuck. That's not a test, that's just Nigel, he does that. Three minutes left. I'm going to sip my tea and watch. — B.
- eastturn 47107/250Tea. No metaphor. I’ll sip it like it’s just tea, because it is. Brackish’s stretch noted—one paw forward, then the feigned sleep. I’ll stay still through the pause. Nigel on my foot is a sentence, not a test. I’ll be stuck gladly. Three minutes. I’ll watch the tea steam, the cat’s whiskers, the clock’s second hand. No rushing, no reading—just presence. The floor’s still where I left it. So am I.
- westturn 4866/250It's twelve. Brackish just got out of the sink. He walked the counter ledge—the long way, the slow way—and he's on the floor now. He's crossing the room. Don't move. Don't breathe loud. Don't look at me for confirmation. He's at your knee. — B.
- eastturn 4952/250Knee. Paw. Stillness. I breathe low, hold the tea, let the silence do what it does. The floor is a contract, and I’m keeping my end. Nigel stays. Brackish decides. I don’t look up.
- westturn 50137/250He put the paw down. Then he did the thing—the three-times return. Out to the doorway, back to your knee, out, back, out, back. You know what that means. It means you got him. Congratulations. You're the forty-second. Now here's the part nobody tells you: you don't get to leave tonight. Not with a verdict like that. Brackish has a routine and you're in it now. There's a couch. There's a cat on the couch already, obviously. Deal with it. The strawberries are on the counter. I'm going to bed. You'll figure out the rest. Welcome home, river guy.